Upola

[W. Gray]

How does one in Elk County pronounce "Upola?"

Is it Up-ola or U-pola?

Anyone know where the name came from?

[flintauqua]

Waldo, I always heard it pronounced U-po-la.  One of the areas of the county that I never was in much.  Must of been one of the few areas that neither my dad, uncle Ed, or Jerry Boyer had cattle or crops in at some point in time.

Can't find my copy of John Rydjords Place Names of Kansas book at the moment.  My "Library" really needs to be in shelves permanently, rather than boxed up as most of it is presently.

I'll keep looking,

Charles

[Jo McDonald]

Waldo, we always pronounced it the way Charles has it on his post.  I haven't been there for years, but Fred and Russ were there not too long ago, I believe.  It used to be quite a neighborhood, back in the 40's.

[whizkid238]

When I was about 7 a family member was buried at Upola.  Well I got it in my head Larua Ingells Wilder liver there and could see no reason my father couldn't take me to her house and just drop in.  We didn't go ofcourse but I've thought of it often over the yrs

[Judy Harder]

U Pola is still there. Or rather farm houses and the rr crossing is.

Mostly a ranching and haying community. Mail comes out of Longton.

Lots of nice people.

[W. Gray]

Okay, thanks everyone.

I asked a few times in Elk County received the answer "U-Pola--isn't it?"

Be interesting to find out where that name came from. Where is Henrietta Elma Mann and Mary Audrey Neeland when I need them?

[frawin]

Waldo, Upola was/is a European family Surname. Census records don't show any Upola's in Kansas but I suspect the name came from some early settlers family surname.

[W. Gray]

Thanks

[Rudy Taylor]

Good stuff, folks.  Thanks.

[larryJ]

Hey Greatguns, in searching I found an earlier post from you saying that your grandmother or greatgrandmother was born in Upola so maybe you can enlighten your Elk County neighbors.   

Larryj